Load-securing means for industrial trucks



'Dec.'19, 1922. C.E.COCHR AN.- v

LOAD SECURING MEANS FOR INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS.

FILED AUG- 19, I921.

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Patented Dec. 19, 1922.,

.cLYnE E. cocnaan, or CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOB 'ro THE ELWELL-PARKER ELECTRIC COMPANY, or QLEVELAND, onro, a conrorurrron or OHIO.

LOAD-SECURING MEANS FOR INDUSTRIALTRUCKS.

Application filed August 19,1921. Serial No. 493,701;

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known thatl, CLYDE E. GOCHRAN,

a citizen of theUnited- States, residing at Cleveland in the county-of Cuyahoga and State of hio,

have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Load-Securing Means for Industrial Trucks, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact de" scription, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This inventio n relates to industrial trucks,

wherein the truck is provided with'mechanism for raising, transporting and depositing articles.

In my ap lication for Letters Patent on an industria ruck, filed July 9, 1920, Eierial- No. 394,933, I

load supporting means positioned on the have shown and described end of a truck which is particularly adapted for the handling of paper rolls. This mechanism includes a loadhandling scoop rotatably mountedon a boom pivotally secured to one end of the truck; A conventional illustration of means for securing the load to the load handling scoop was illustrated which was comprisedsubstantially of a pair of annular members secured to the scoop and an arcuate metallic strap slidably The general therefore, is to .trial truck of the type referred to, which.

will prevent a object of this invention, provide means in an indusbody from being displaced while it is being loaded for transporting,

and which may be brought into engagement with the load by the operator from his position on the truck.

A more specific object is the provision of means for securing the load to the load 'handlingmeans and which maybe carried by the truck independent of the load handling means.

A more specl fie object is the provision of a load securing member adapted to co-opstate with the load handling means and which may be adjustable longitudinally or transversely of the load handling means.

These and other objects will be apparent in the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings,

wherein Fig. 1 is a side elevation of an in dustrial truck such as l have described with an embodiment of my invention associated therewith. Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional elevation of the load securing means and Fig. 3 is a fragmentary plan view of the same device. v

In the drawings, 1 have illustrated an industrial truck having load handlin means particularly adapted for the ban ling of large paper rolls, 'comprised substantially of 65. a frame 10, and aboom 11, pivotally secured to the end thereof, and boom. actuating means 12, 'con'sisting of a winding mechanism and a flexible member 13. The end of the flexible member, or cable, may be se- 7 cured to. a load supporting apron 14, a sufiicient distance from the axis of a pivot mounting 15 secured on the boom to effect a turning movement of the apron.

Whenthe winding mechanism draws in onthecable, the boom, apron and load will be tilted to an inclined transportable position over the truck. While the boom is 'in the tilted position, the apron and'load may be swung to'a horizontal position about the pivot 15', upon a slackening of the cable by the winding mechanism. A suitable telescopic member 16 serves to limit the inward and outward swirl of the boom.

The load supporting apron '14 may be comprised of a semi-circular metallic sheet rigidly secured to a pivot member 17, which is associated with the pivot bearing'l5. A projecting portion 18 may be arranged to lie in a horizontal position on the ground or floor when the load carrying apron is in a substantially vertical position. As, the truck approaches the load, this projecting portion will be forced thereunder by the truck.

My invention, however, is primarily coneerned with the provision of means for engaging the top of a load and retaining it on the projectingportion 18 and body por the collars 23 and 24 secured to the member 20 are in abutting relation therewith, the arm 20 being slidably mounted on this member. An convenient means such as a removable bot 33 may serve as a pivot-tor the block 22. A downwardly extending portion 25 is adapted to be inserted in the core cavity 26 of the paper r0112? by means of a control lever 28 in hinged relation with the thrust collar 24 and extending rearwardly to the drivers position on the truck. This lever may have a suitable handle 29 secured thereto and a roller member 30 positioned at the end thereof, which is adapted to roll on the upper surface 32 of the battery casing 31.

As the boom and the'load are tiltedinwardly ,the' end of the control lever 28 will move along the surface of the battery casing 31. During 'thistiltin movement, the arm 20 is maintained in a nod position relative to the boom, due to the stress exerted thereon by the load when being tilted. Con sequently, the angular relation of the hinged control lever 28 and the load securing member 20 is constantly changed asthe boom is tilted inwzuatlly I v In order to adjust the control lever 28 into its original position with relation to the arm 20, it is necessary that the operator adjust the lever downwardly when it is free from the battery casing during the, unloading operation and while the arm 20'is still engaged with the load. This may be conveniently accomplished during the final movement of the boom unto the vertical unloading position.

' Sufficient looseness may be provided between the member 20 and the pivot pin 33 and also between the sliding member 20and the member 22 to permit a su'dicient annular movement of the control lever and the arm 20 to engage a roll which might not be exactly positioned on the apron 14 during the loading operation. The thrust collar 24 and the thrust collar 23 may likewise be positioned a sufficient distance apart to permit the operator to shift the arm slightly toward and away from his position on the truck when engaging the load. As the boom is tilted inwardly, however, themember 20 when coming into engagement with the load will remain stationary until the member 2&- abuts'the member 22 after which the load will be drawn into a tilted position on the truck by the apron l and the arm,

it is desired to adjust the arm longitu dinally of the load'the pivot bolt 33 may be Withdrawn and the block 22 positioned higher or lower by inserting the pin in any one of the openings 34 formed in the supporting members 21.

l have thus provided an adjustable load securing means of extreme simplicity and very economical construction, which may be readily manipulated by the operator from his position on the truck.

I claim:

1. The combination in a truck, of a boom, a load-lifting member pivoted thereto and adapted to swing from a vertical to a horizontal position, said load lifting member comprising a body engaging portion and an end engagingfportion rigidly secured to the bottom thereof and a second load engaging member carried by the boom and co-operating with the first named load engaging memher to secure a load on the truckl y 2. The combination with a truck, of a boom, a load liftingmember pivotally secured thereto and adapted to swing from a vertical to a horizontal position, the load lifting member having a body engaging portion and an end engaging portion and a vmeans for maintaining theload in engagement therewith.

4:. The combination in a truck adapted to carry a roll of paper, of 1a pivotally mounted boom, a load supporting member on the boom adapted to swing tially vertical to a horizontal position, and means for engaging the top and bottom of a roll of paper including a bottom projecting portion rigid with the swinging memher and an adjustable member secured to the boomadapted to enter the core opening of the paper roll and thereby retain the roll on the truck when the roll is elevated by said swinging member. 7

5. The combination of a truck, a boom, a load engaging member pivotally mounted thereon and adapted to engage the bottom and side of a load, said member being tilt able from a vertical to an inclined position, and adjustable-means for engaging the other end of the load comprising an extensible member pivotally mounted on the boom and adapted to be shifted into engagement with -from a substan 6. The combination of an industrial truck, boom and adjustable lengthwise of the a tiltable apron mounted on a. boom pivotapron"; and an operators control member 10 ally secured to the truck, a projection on associated with the arm for manipulating said "apron adapted to be positioned bethe arm into and out of engagement with neath the load to be transported and adthe load carried by said apron. justable means positioned on the boom and In testimony whereof, I hereunto aflix my above said apron, comprising an arm pivotsignature. ally mounted on a support carried by the CLYDE E. COCHRAN. 

